$A$ focus of an ellipse is at the origin. The directrix is the line $x = 4$ and the eccentricity is $\frac{1}{2}$. Then the length of the semi-major axis is

  • A
    $\frac{8}{3}$
  • B
    $\frac{2}{3}$
  • C
    $\frac{4}{3}$
  • D
    $\frac{5}{3}$

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